On January 14th, a federal court struck down the FCC's policy of 'net neutrality', which afforded all websites the same bandwidth. Under the new policy, Internet service providers (ISPs) will be able to charge websites that use up a lot of data--and that could spell trouble for the likes of Netflix and YouTube. Thanks to a May 2013 report from Sandvine, we know that Netflix uses up more than 32% of all downstream Internet bandwidth. YouTube, the next-most-heavily trafficked website, uses up another 17%. Logically, those two sites will incur the largest penalties from ISPs. In short: Netflix and YouTube could face big time fees, and if they refuse to pay up, they will be saddled with slow, crippling download speeds. If this scenario takes form, Netflix and YouTube have several options. They could front the cost themselves, but they're more likely to pass the cost on to the consumer, whether in the...
- 1/15/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
The unusual, high-level campaigning to sway President Obama’s choice for a new FCC chairman just intensified with the release of a letter from an odd-bedfellow collection of advocates in support of Core Capital Partners Managing Director Tom Wheeler. “We know Tom well,” says the letter signed by 11 policy specialists including Susan Crawford, a former Obama policy adviser who recently wrote a book highly critical of Comcast, and Decker Anstrom, a former member of the Comcast board. “We have seen up close his strength of will. He will have an open mind and an intelligent take on the challenges that will confront the new Chairman.” The letter would have seemed like overkill a few weeks ago: Wheeler — who ran Obama’s transition effort for science, technology, space and arts agencies –seemed to have the inside track for the job as Julius Genachowski prepares to move on. But Wheeler’s prospects...
- 4/12/2013
- by DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor
- Deadline TV
What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today: • The disdain for women from mainstream media is breathtaking. ‘The Bell Jar’ Cover Inspires Online Parodies • Boiled down: "Instead of ensuring that everyone in America can compete in a global economy, instead of narrowing the divide between rich and poor, instead of supporting competitive free markets for American inventions that use information, instead that is of ensuring that America will lead the world in the U.S. in the information age, U.S. politicians have chosen to keep Comcast and its fellow giants happy." Susan Crawford on Why U.S. Internet Access is Slow, Costly and Unfair • Signs point to No... Are filmgoers finally rejecting screen violence? • TV news anchor doesn't know Onion is fake, also doesn't do rudimentary factchecking on Web site reporting what she thinks is outrageous news. Journalmalism! TV reporter discovers Onion stories are fake • And now:...
- 2/10/2013
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
The long anticipated--and hotly debated--deal that puts cable operator Comcast in control of NBC closes today. With the question of Keith Olbermann's future at MSNBC now settled, and NBC lifer Jeff Zucker gone, what moves to the front burner for Steve Burke, the new CEO of NBC Universal? Comcast's rise to power has caused concern among some die-hard MSNBC fans, who fear the new management may order a retreat from the network's progressive political coverage. Susan Crawford, a professor at Yeshiva University's Cardozo Law School is writing a book about Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal, and she tells USA Today folks on the left will be watching Burke's moves closely. "...
- 1/28/2011
- by Mark Joyella
- Mediaite - TV
Net neutrality, considered a centerpiece initiative for FCC chair Julius Genachowski, would effectively stop Internet providers from slowing or blocking access to Web sites. It's among the most important political topics that most net-heads don't understand. And the debate's just been reignited: Yesterday Genachowski revealed plans to reclassify broadband lines so that they are governed by the same rules as traditional phone networks, which the FCC has legal authority over--creating a loophole large enough to push through net neutrality rules on ISPs. So what happens next?
The Federal Communications Commission may not have the authority to regulate broadband access. A federal appeals court decision in April ruled against the FCC's attempt to impose "network neutrality" regulations that would force Internet service provider (ISPs) like At&T and Comcast to treat all Web traffic equally, regardless of the content accessed or level of consumption. This new debate on the FCC's authority...
The Federal Communications Commission may not have the authority to regulate broadband access. A federal appeals court decision in April ruled against the FCC's attempt to impose "network neutrality" regulations that would force Internet service provider (ISPs) like At&T and Comcast to treat all Web traffic equally, regardless of the content accessed or level of consumption. This new debate on the FCC's authority...
- 5/6/2010
- by Austin Carr
- Fast Company
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